Warren County Veterans Service Commission

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	The Role of the Veterans Service Commission
	The Role of the Veterans Service Commission is to oversee the operation of the Veterans' Office; to provide temporary financial assistance to veterans, spouses, dependent children and surviving spouses; and to assist veterans in obtaining earned benefits from federal, state, and local levels of government.

Temprorary Financial Assistance

Emergency funds for food, housing and utilities may be provided to veterans and/or their dependents. The following is a list of required documents:

	Discharge Paper
	Honorable, General, or General Under Honorable Conditions

	Proof of Residency
	Rental or lease contract, mortgage statement, notarized statement of family member if living with family

	Dependents
	Birth record/custody papers for minor children under the age of 18

	Proof of Income for Last 30 Days
	Award letter from Social Security, VA, child support of pension fund; check stubs; statement from employer or issuing agency

	Verification of Expenses for Last 30 Days
	Copies of bills paid or due; statement of account from business that was paid

Unemployed veterans are required to be activley seeking employment and will be required to register with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services at the One Stop. Applications for financial assistance are taken Monday-Friday, 7 am to 4 pm. For more information, contact the veteran's service office..

	Transportation
	Veterans and dependents of Warren County can be transported to any local doctors office or VA medical center for their appointments. Please contact our office as soon as you receive your medical appointment. To take advantage of the of the transportaion service, proof of eligibility is required (DD214).

Service Officers

The Warren County Veterans' Service Commission employs service officers who can assist the veteran or his/her dependent in filling for the following VA benefits:

Service-connected compensations
Non Service-connected disability pension
Survivor's pension
Death and burial benefits
VA health care enrollment
Headstones
Education
Home loan guarantee certificates
Vocational rehabilitation
Upgrading or correcting DD Form 214
Any other benefits available from federal or state source. The service officer will monitor claims once they are filed and will follow through with assistance on appeals when neccessary

	Documents
	The Warren County Veterans' Office can assist the veteran or their dependent in obtaining lost documents needed to file for federal, state, or county benefits. These documents may include DD form 214, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, birth certificates, and medical records. The office will not pay for any fees needed to obtain the document.

	Medals
	Staff of the Warren County Veterans' Office can assist a veteran or their dependents in seeking copies of lost or destroyed medals.

	Mental Health
	Dayton VA Medical Center offers mental health care in Lebanon on alternate Thursdays. Contact Ray Hugger, LISW, at the Dayton VAMC for more information at (937)-268-6511 Ext. 3113.

	Application Forms
	Application Part 1 Application Part 2 Release Form